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Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

This book presents the intimate writings of Emily Carr, a renowned Canadian artist, providing a unique glimpse into her thoughts, experiences, and artistic development during the early 20th century. more

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Emily Carr
Emily Carr

Emily Carr was a renowned Canadian artist known for her unique West Coast Indigenous art style and landscape paintings. Her works profoundly depicted the natural landscapes and Indigenous cultures of British Columbia, Canada, and had a profound impact on the Canadian art world. more

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“No man can promise himself even fifty years of life, but any man may, if he please, live in the proportion of fifty years in forty-let him rise early, that he may have the day before him, and let him make the most of the day, by determining to expend it on two sorts of acquaintance only-those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something maybe learned.”

“Rise early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Don't be fooled by this absurd law; I once knew a man who tried it. He got up at sunrise and a horse bit him.”